"It's a snow day. Come on in! Kids eat free!"

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Marketing email from Jamie's Italian.
AIBU to question the wisdom of encouraging people out in Red Weather alerts?

I understand there's a failing empire to prop up, but ffs show a smidge of intelligence.

Well I would wonder how anyone manages to even get to a restaurant. We have knee deep snow!

Does it include 3 courses or just the main (asking for a friend )

We live literally next door to a Jamie's but getting anywhere else is difficult, including trains mostly being cancelled.

Only have a baby but VERY tempting to go to get her free meal & eat it as seconds

Well. If it's bad enough for schools to be shitm, then it's probably unwise to travel for a cheap not really meal.

Don't need to get my grip, cheers, dude.

There’s one near our school. If DS had been little I might have taken him there for lunch (his school closed half day) as it’s on out way home.

No schools shut in my town. Would happily walk to a Jamie's for a free kids' meal. It's not compulsory!

For some children - who are missing their FSM - this may be a way of eating today

Yes, the kids on free school meals will all be down to Jamies Italian for their artichoke and truffle tagliatelle to make sure they eat today

I think its great! Thanks for highlighting this offer for me op. I might pop down the high street with my kids and get me some free food. Love Jamie

What's with the utter misery on MN today?

I have no idea. But there's certainly a LOT of it.

@squoosh I blame the lack of promised snow in my neck of the woods. My kids are all v annoyed that schools have stayed open. Maybe a free Jamie's meal might cheer them up?

I think it’s a worthwhile announcement. Hull freezing over almost fits my criteria for returning to Jamie’s Italian.

I'm fed up of hearing about the fucking snow to be honest and my god, the whining.

Non uk here and I'd almost prefer you lot to get back to fisticuffs over p&c spaces!

Kids living in hope that their school will be shut for a snow day only to be oppressed with perfectly mild weather have my total sympathy!

@Lethaldrizzle you need a code word

I had a Jamie's recently and it was a bit crappola, it was the one at shepherds bush. Am I allowed to say that without getting sued? It was just really bog standard.

I work near the one on threadneedle street and I think that hits the spot more - it IS expensive, so the rich workers round there can afford it, and the restaurant is beauthiful it's an old bank with very high ornate ceilings etc The couple of times I've been it felt like a treat & the food was luxurious and delicious.

I think they expanded too far and lost their way maybe?

Anyway people in walking distance might well be interested in this offer so why not really I don't see the DANGER side TBH

Soon it will be 'it's just a bit too hot isn't it?'.

My local pub is offering kids eat free if they build a snowman first. I think it’s a cunning ploy to get the kids to clear up the snow in the car park. I’d go if I could be arsed to trudge through the snow.

@ALemonyPea GENIUS!!!

Well I would be really pleased with that if there was a Jamie's around here and would probably take them up on it. Our school, which is closed today, is 1.6 miles away. The town centre, on the other hand, is at the bottom of our road, and if there's a snow day tomorrow again I am planning on taking the kids to Patisserie Valerie for hot chocolate. I don't think I will be risking life and limb to do so.

@SnibbleAgain the one in Brighton is lovely! Had my first ever monitor there made by a very entertaining mixologist!

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For some children - who are missing their FSM - this may be a way of eating today

This qualifies as just about the most mumsnetty thing I have ever read. Just to clarify in case anyone isn’t sure kids on FSM do not have parents who can afford to eat an extremely overpriced pizza, if they did then those parents would be perfectly able to feed their children at home.

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Can I just send my kids and stay at home by the fire?

Get them to bring you takeout littlepill